HIST-4 Chapter 6 Review

Why did Texas need a state constitution?

• Texas didn't already have a constitution.

• Texas was able to think of some better rules.

• Texas wanted to get rid of the ideas taken from Louisiana.

• Texas was now part of the United States and not an independent nation.

Use the table to determine which of the following people could vote in Texas after the Constitution of 1845 was written.

• The wife of the Texas governor

• An African American male cowhand

• An Anglo or Tejano male rancher

• An American Indian female farmer

What was one of the problems that Sam Houston thought the Republic of Texas could not overcome?

• Paying its debts

• Attracting settlers

• Ending slavery in Texas

• Establishing trade with Mexico

Which event correctly completes the sequence of events?

• Texans outlaw slavery.

• Texans turn over all public land.

• Texans vote to become part of the United States.

• Texans take an oath to be loyal to the United States.

Why did Comanche leader Buffalo Hump say, "I object to any more settlements"?

• German immigrants were building settlements on Comanche hunting grounds.

• More and more settlements were being built on the Comanche reservation.

• The Comanche wanted to prevent immigrants from coming to Texas.

• Public land was to only be used for hunting and growing crops.

What did Germans read about that led many of them to central Texas?

• Reports of religious freedom

• Promises of free land and homes

• Descriptions of rich natural resources

• Experiences with the American Indians

Where did many immigrants from Mexico settle?

• Central Texas

• Southeastern Texas

• Northwestern Texas

• Southwestern Texas

Which heritage do people honor when they celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

• Polish

• German

• Mexican

• Czechoslovakian

What did the German, Czechoslovakian, and Polish immigrants have in common?

• They built the town of Panna Maria.

• They came for religious freedom.

• They settled in central Texas.

• They celebrated Oktoberfest.

Which statement about Texas immigrants is true?

• All faced the tasks of getting land and growing food.

• Most opened mills, hardware stores, or hotels.

• Few worked together with other settlers.

• Many had been doctors and teachers.